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The Song of Songs. Love Lyrics from the Bible.
Barry . Illus: Moser
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Description for The Song of Songs. Love Lyrics from the Bible.
paperback. Striking in its appeal to the senses, the biblical verses from Song of Songs are remarkable for alack of sexual stereotyping and its expression of mutuality in relationships between men and women. Marcia Falk's rich and lyrical translation, praised by poets and scholars alike, is paired here with the original Hebrew text. Illustrator(s): Moser, Barry. Translator(s): Falk, Marcia. Series: Brandeis Series on Jewish Women. Num Pages: 113 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: DCF; HRCG9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 124 x 9. Weight in Grams: 122.
Striking in its appeal to the senses, the Song of Songs-the Bible's only book of love poems-is remarkable for its lack of sexual stereotyping and its expression of mutuality in relationships between men and women. Marcia Falk's rich and lyrical translation, praised by poets and scholars alike, is paired here with the original Hebrew text.
Striking in its appeal to the senses, the Song of Songs-the Bible's only book of love poems-is remarkable for its lack of sexual stereotyping and its expression of mutuality in relationships between men and women. Marcia Falk's rich and lyrical translation, praised by poets and scholars alike, is paired here with the original Hebrew text.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
113
Condition
New
Series
Brandeis Series on Jewish Women
Number of Pages
113
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781584654230
SKU
V9781584654230
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Ref
99-50
About Barry . Illus: Moser
Marcia Falk is a widely published poet and translator of Hebrew and Yiddish poetry. Her most recent publications include a groundbreaking new prayer book, The Book of Blessings (1996), and a volume of translations of the modern mystic poet Zelda, The Spectacular Difference (2004).
Reviews for The Song of Songs. Love Lyrics from the Bible.
"An exceptional poetic job. Marcia Falk has great power in her language." - Isaac Bashevis Singer; "Insightful and inspired... Falk's Song of Songs has a lasting life ahead of it in lovers' laps, whether those lovers are lovers of the literature of the Bible, or lovers of the clear sound of an American poet in intimate embrace with a tradition, ... Read more